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   Dan Skunk wrote:   
   > On 28/02/2015 8:32 AM, §ñühwö£f wrote:   
   >> Dan Skunk wrote:   
   >>> On 27/02/2015 9:25 AM, §ñühwö£f wrote:   
   >>>> Dan Skunk wrote:   
   >>>>> On 21/02/2015 9:21 AM, §ñühwö£f wrote:   
   >>>>>> Dan Skunk wrote:   
   >>>>>>> On 20/02/2015 3:40 PM, §nühw¤£f wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> Dan Skunk wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>> On 20/02/2015 9:22 AM, §ñühwö£f wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>> Dan Skunk wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>> On 18/02/2015 9:22 AM, §ñühwö£f wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> Raynardine wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 02/17/2015 03:54 PM, Raynardine wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 02/05/2015 07:49 AM, coombeso@gmail.com wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "I like cuddles now... I love the fandom. I feel safe here"   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not if you're being cuddled by   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a Nazi sympathiser,   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a bestiality-apologist,   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a commissions junkie or   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a childporn/NAMBLA advocate.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or Ross Reddick, who might beat the crap out of you.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> [...]   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Say what you want, but diversity is part of what makes the   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> fandom   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> great.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Haters gonna hate.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> There are quite a few things I like about the furry   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> subculture.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> 1) The fandom focuses on cuteness and a sense of innocence and   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> purity   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> that cannot be found elsewhere.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> 2) The fandom largely portrays sex as something natural and   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> pure,   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> which is rare.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> 3) Furries are generally sexually liberated to an extreme   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> degree.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> 4) Further, furries are generally extremely sex-positive.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> 5) Furries are extremely tolerant of diversity, which is   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> rare in   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> many   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> cultures.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> 6) The fandom gives people chance after chance to change and   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> improve.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> Too many cultures treat criminals as permanently damaged and   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> refuses   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> to permit them a single chance to reintegrated into society.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> The   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> furry   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> fandom gives criminals a chance to redeem themselves.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> 7) The fandom ignores race, color, creed, physical sex and   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> other   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> physical attributes, permitting you to represent yourself as   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> you   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> truly   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> are.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> 8) Furries generally enjoy having fun and focus on fun, which   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> can be   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> rare in some cultures.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> 9) Furries are open, expressive, authentic and accessible   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> emotionally.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> They are who they truly are, when among fellow furries. This   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> openness   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> is vanishingly rare outside the fandom.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> 10) The fandom focuses on art and culture above all else, even   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> sex.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> While a large portion of furry artwork is sexual in theme, a   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> great   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> deal of it is not. There is also a very large portion of   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> artwork,   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> stories and whatnot that is primarily non-sexual but has a   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> significant   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> amount of sex included in it.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> The fandom has a lot to offer, and while it is not for   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> everyone, I   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> consider being a furry the only reasonable approach to life.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> There are additional reasons, as well.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> 11) The fandom is autistic-friendly. Because individuals   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> living   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> with   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> neural diversity and mental challenges are over-represented in   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> the   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> fandom, individuals who are living with differently-operating   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> minds   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> are more accepted and supported than they would be elsewhere.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> 12) The true diversity of the fandom is staggering, You'll   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> find   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> almost   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> every kind of person imaginable all coexisting behind the   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> fluffy   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> exterior of their fursona.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> 13) Furries tend to communicate honestly and   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> straightforwardly,   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> simplifying and minimizing the complexity of social and   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> linguistic   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> protocols, making it easier for those who are socially   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> challenged to   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> interact meaningfully with others. The furry fandom uses the   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> animal   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> kingdom as a model to follow, keeping shit real, as it were.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> Others may have other reasons why they love the fandom, but   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> accessibility, openness and sincerity are the biggest things I   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> love   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> about it. Other cultures may preach diversity and tolerance,   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> but   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> the   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> furry fandom actually walks the walk, not just talks the talk.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> My experience has been different.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> You can find jerks and bigots in the "furry subculture" the   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> same as   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> any   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> cross section of humanity.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> For the most part, what he says is true. At the very least,   
   >>>>>>>>>>> furries   
   >>>>>>>>>>> behave more like those ideals. There are always exceptions.   
   >>>>>>>>>>> People   
   >>>>>>>>>>> spreading promoting hate tend to be ostracized from most   
   >>>>>>>>>>> furries.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> Hmmmm...do you remember alt.lifestyle.furry? I was posting there   
   >>>>>>>>>> towards   
   >>>>>>>>>> the end of the group activity and since I posted "off topic" I   
   >>>>>>>>>> was not   
   >>>>>>>>>> treated all that well, to put it mildly. There were cliques and   
   >>>>>>>>>> such and   
   >>>>>>>>>> my experience was that furries (assuming that ALF was a   
   >>>>>>>>>> representational   
   >>>>>>>>>> cross section) were just as dickish and petty as any group of   
   >>>>>>>>>> non-furries. It was reminiscent of the high school scene of   
   >>>>>>>>>> cliques.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> Well, that makes sense if you were posting off topic. As I   
   >>>>>>>>> remember,   
   >>>>>>>>> you weren't particularly kind to others, either.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> Really? So the metric is; "post off topic, get abused"?   
      
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